Receptacle



oct. 11,A 1949. k J v WUESTMAN 2,484,773

RECEPTACLE Filed Feb. 18. 194'? 2 sheets-Sheet 2 r'lllllllllllilvll/"lll/1111111/1lll/Illl/1/11111111lllllllllllllllllll 'llllllllllllllllll/llll.'r11/llllllllIlllllll/111111111111111111111111111 Patented Oct. 1l, 1949 U NITE-'D s-Tmlzszv PATENT' o FFI CE RECEPTAGLE l Joseph Wuestman', Union, N'. J. yApplication `llelnfuary 18, 194711, Serial No. 729,329

This invention relates to.- improvements in re.- ceptacles; andthe invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of receptacle adapted to serve as a container for fountain pen and pencil sets and for other purposea Matching fountain pens and pencils are frequently commercially distributed together as pen and pencil sets, in which casey a pen and pencil forming a set are packed` together a container; In many cases the container is suitable., when opened, to display thee set on a retail store counter, and, when closed, to serve as a package in which the set is delivered to a purchaser. After serving these purposes, the containers, as heretofore provided, have nofurther utility so far asthe pen and pencil sets areconcerned, and,v as is. generally the case, the containers are thrown away by the purchasers after the pen andy pencil sets are removed therefrom.

Having these circumstances in view, it'isy an object oi this invention to providea novelconstruction of receptacle which is not,v only adapted to provide a container for a iountain pen. and pencil set which is suitable for use. as acomm-ercial dis.- play means and delivery package. therefor, but. which, after these purposes have been servedmay be converted b-y the purchaser of the set into an attractive and serviceable pen and pencil standY or holder suitable for desk. use.Y

Illustrative embodiments of this invention are shown in the `accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of lone form of the novel. receptacle according to thisinventiomrthe same being shown in the closed'condition in which it is adapted to serve as the package in which av contained pen and pencil set is delivered to aI purchaser; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal'secti'onal View, with parts in elevation, showing the. receptacle in.

'a claims.. (C1. 12o- 108) said closed condition; Fig. 3 is a, plan view of said.

receptacle as opened and arrangedffor commercial display of al containedpen and pencil sete and in which open condition the same is also converted for use asa pen and pencil'stand or holder suitable for desk use; Fig. 4 is a Ior'igitudi'nall sec'- tional View, with parts in elevation of the thus opened and converted receptacle; and Fig. 5 is' a transverse sectional view showing the use of. the opened and converted receptacle as a pen and' pencil stand or holder suitable 'fordesk use.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view with parts in elevation, showing a modified form of receptacle according to this invention,4 with. parts shown by full lines as disposed in open condition suitable for commercial. dis-play of a contained pen and pencil set, and the same parts being,

2 Y shown by broken lines in closed condi-tion to form a delivery package for the pen and pencil` set; and Fig. 7 is a. transverse sectional view of the same asv arranged for use as a pen and pencil stand or holder suitable for desk use;

Similar characters of reference areemployed. in the hereinabove described views,I to indicate corresponding parts..

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive of thedrawings,A one embodiment of this inventionv which is illustrated thereby comprises a main, body formed by a bottom portion l0' and upstanding wall portions H of suitable and preferably ornamental conformation which rise from the marginalparts. of the bottom portion lll', and which defi-ne an interior chamber |12. .lity their inner sides, said Wall portions Il. are provided, along the lower parts thereof, with inwardly projecting or oiiset portions |-3, the tops-of which provide seating shoulders i4, spaced downwardly from the upper interior margins of said wall portions. Said mainbody thus formed may be made of any suitable material, such e. g. as met'a1, wood, glass, plastic composition or the like, and the wall portions l I may be either solid or hollow formation.

The reference character I5 indicates a plaque of suitable thickness. Said plaque is dimensioned and shaped to be removably tted into'the upper interior of thecharnber' i2 of the mainy body, so as Ato rest upon the seating shoulder i4, and thus serve asa cover adapted to close said chamber..

Formed one face: of' said plaque; l5 are suitably'v located and shaped -countersunk cavities or troughs I6 and l1. In one said cavity or trough, e.- g.` i6, may be initially laid and suitably temporarily secured a fountain pen F and. in the other cavity or trough,l e. g. ll, may be initially laid and suitably temporarily securedl a pencil P. Said plaque I5 is also provided, to preferably extend from the same face thereoi in whichy said cavities or troughs i6 and H are formed, with suitably lo cated and shaped, outwardly open, socketed stand or holder mem-bers I8 and la, which project exteriorly from sa-id placare face. Said-stand or holder members are preferably arranged to--pru-r ject angu-Iarly oblique to the plane of said plaque face: Said stand or holdermembersmay be optionally iormed as either separate or integral parts ci therpladue, but preferably comprise separate tubular elements, the lower ends of which are inserted and ai-Xed in receiving sockets: 20 with which the plaquey is provided. v The tubular elements preferably are et suchlength that they extend. irl-tos closely abutting contact with the botstored in the interior chamber I 2 in the course of.Y l

normal desk use and whose presence in the sockets would interfere with insertion of the pen A'and pencil. Said plaque may also be madeofany suitable material, but is preferably made of a molded plastic material which possess'esan appearance adapted to contrast with that of the main body.

When using the receptacle for service as a com`l mercial or counter display of the contained pen and pencil set, the plaque I5 is deposited within the -m'ain body with that face thereof which contains the cavities or troughs I6 and I'I outwardly presented, so that the pen F and pencil P held in the'latter may be observed (see Fig. 3).

' When using the receptacle for service as a package in which the contained pen and pencil set is delivered to a purchaser thereof, the plaque I5 is removed from the main body, and, after be'- ing inverted, is reassembled with the latter so that the plain face thereof is outwardly presented and the face thereof which contains the cavities or troughs I 6 and I'I, and the pen and pencil held therein, is opposed to and within the chamberV I2 of said main body, and so that the stand andy holder members I8 and I9 are also concealed within the chamber. As thus arranged the plaque" serves as a cover or closure for the main body chamber (see Figs. 1 and 2).

After the purchaser of the thus delivered pen and pencil set removes the pen and pencil from the receptacle for use, said receptacle may be retained for service as a desk stand or holder foraf pen and pencil. To condition the receptacle for the latter use, the plaque I5 is again reversed and replaced in the main body, with the stand or holder members I8 and I9 exteriorly projecting therefrom' (see Fig. 4) whereupon a pen and pencil or i like articles may be inserted in the stand or holder members I8 and I9 to project therefromso as to be quickly and conveniently accessible for use (see Fig. 5). It will be obvious that, when the receptacle is used as a desk stand or holder for a pen and pencil'or like articles, since the plaque is eas-- ily removable from the main body, the chamber I2 may also be then used as a storage compartment for miscellaneous small articles or supplies desired to be kept conveniently at hand on theV users desk.

lIn Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a somewhat modified form of the novel receptacle suitable to serve 'the several functions above mentioned. In this mod-` ied form, the main body is substantially lthe same in structure as that already above described, and comprises a bottom portion I' having upstanding wall portions II, and internal oifset I portions to provide the seating shoulders I 4'. Said wall portions I I define the interior chamber I2. Cooperative with said main body is a plaque I5', said plaque being hingedly connected by a hinging pintle 2| to and between opposed parts of the wall portions II. As thus hingedly con`- position (see broken line representation thereof in Fig. 6), in which latter position it seats upon the seating shoulders I4', so as to close the underlying main body chamber I2. Formed in the inner or underface of said plaque I5 are suitably located and shaped countersunk cavities or troughs I 5 and I'I in which may be initially laid and suitably temporarily secured a fountain pen and pencil. Formed in the free outer .part or end of the hinged plaque I5' qare suitably located, outwardly opentholder sockets 22, which extend into the body of the plaque from the edge of said outer part or end thereof and which also are sealed against entrance of foreign substances in the chamber closing position of the plaque by abutment of the mouths of said sockets against the contiguous wall portion II of the body.

nected with the main body, the plaque I 5f may be' up-swung tostanding position (see full line representation thereof in Fig. 6), or to a down-swung y When using the last described modied form yofv thereceptacle for service as a commercial or counter display of the contained pen and pencil set, the plaque I y5 is up-swung to upstanding position, so that its inner or underface is outwardly presented, vwhereby to expose to view, the pen and pencil set mounted thereon. `When using the modified receptacle 'for service as a package in which the contained pen and pencil set is delivered to a purchaser thereof, the plaque I 5 is down-swung to closed position, thus enclosing the contained pen and pencil set within the cham-k be'r'IZ of the main body.

After the' purchaser of the delivered pen and pencil set removes the pen and 'pencil from the receptacle, said receptacle may be conditioned for use 'as a desk Vstand or holder for a pen and pencil, merely by'up-swinging the plaque I5 to an upwardly and forwardly inclined position (see Fig'. '7). The plaque I5 may be retained in such position by' providing sufficient frictional resistance to relativemovement between the same and the main body in connection with the hinge connection between these parts. When the plaque I5 is disposed in the afore said upwardly and forwardly inclined position, the outwardly open ends of the holder sockets 22 are accessibly eX- posed for insertion and reception of a pen and pencil, which, when Ventered therein will be supported by the plaque so as to be quickly and easily accessible for use (see Fig. 7)

From the above it will be understood that the instant invention provides a very useful and novel receptacle structure which is well adapted to optionally serve as a commercial display and delivery package, and which thereafter may be converted for service as a pen and pencil holder of desk use.v

vAs various changes may be made in the embodiments above described and shown in the accompanying drawings without departing from the scope of this invention as defined by the following claims, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanyingdrawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim :l

1. A receptacle for the purposes described comprising a main body formed by a bottom portion and wall portions upstanding therefrom to define an upwardly open interior chamber, said wall portions having inwardly offset means to provide a seating shoulder within the interiorv chamber, a reversible plaque removably seated on said seating shoulder in closingrelation to saidinterior chamopenv socket means disposed to project from a fface thereof, said socket means,vwhen said plaque Y is assembled with said main body with said face outwardly presented, being exposed for endwise insertion therein of a pen, pencil or like article, whereby to support the latter in longitudinal projection from said socket means.

2. A receptacle for the purposes described comprising a main body formed by a bottom portion and wall portions upstanding therefrom to denne an upwardly open interior chamber adapted to contain articles such as pens, pencils or the like for storage and shipment, said wall portions having inwardly offset means to provide a seating shoulder Within the interior chamber in spaced relation to the upper edges and bases of said Wall portions, a reversible plaque adapted to be removably seated in either of its reversed positions on said seating shoulder in closed relation to said interior chamber, said plaque being provided with outwardly open socket means of tubular form projecting from a face thereof to an extent not exceeding the depth of the interior chamber below said seating shoulder whereby said socket means is adapted to be sheltered in said chamber when the plaque is seated in one position, said socket means, when said plaque is seated in its reversed position, being exposed for endwise insertion therein of a pen, pencil or like article, whereby to support the latter in longitudinal projection from said socket means.

3. A receptacle for the purposes described as dened in claim 2, wherein the tubular socket means is obliquely inclined to the plane of the plaque and has its open mouth beveled so as to abut snugly against the bottom portion of the main body when sheltered with the body chamber.

' JOSEPH V. WUESTMAN.

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